Pale Emblem

Chapter 62 Variation
Huck seemed to have endless energy. He dragged a simple sleigh tied with branches and sprinted through the snowy forest.The sled carries an incapacitated Max and a confused Vertok.

The dark hunter Max is still a little confused. He vaguely remembers that he was stabbed in the left back shoulder by the cursed bone blade of the half-orc shaman. He was cursed by decay, and then used the living secret medicine made by Dr. Cole to heal the injury and fell into a coma.When he woke up, he found that he and Vertoc were already on the sled, dragged by the shield guard Huck, and continued to move north.

There are hemlock trees all around, forests and clearings intertwined.Convinced that this is no longer the Braun Lake basin, Max takes them to an unfamiliar environment.His rotting wounds have been healed by the Living Elixir, but the curse of the Orc Shaman is not so easily removed, and the Curse of Rot has become a Curse of Coldheartedness.Max is gasping for breath now, and his heart may stop for a few seconds.

Although the Curse of Cold Heart is not fatal, Max will be dizzy when he runs a few steps, which is equivalent to a disability.If he wants to completely dispel the curse, he can only find a senior doctor to hold a targeted secret ritual.

Vertok's situation is not good either, he is basically in a coma.The whole person was like a big baby when he first arrived in Braun Town.

Having had a similar experience, Max believes that Vertok can get better.What he was really worried about was actually the shield guard Huck.

Max remembers that Huck was besieged by a group of shadow beasts in the shadow forest in order to cover Vertok's breakthrough.Max thought the old friend had died.Unexpectedly, Huck not only did not die, but also dragged him and Vertok to escape north.Moreover, Huck's turn-in speed is very fast. It took half a day to travel more than 40 kilometers in a row without taking a break in the middle.

Professionals in the constitution system are all good at physical fitness, but the occupation with the best physical fitness is the oak guard, and the shield guard has a higher basic strength.Huck's performance has surpassed Max's knowledge of the third-level shield guard, not to mention that he personally saw Huck and the shadow beast engaged in an unreserved fierce battle.

It's not normal for Huck to be in such good shape.

Max suspects that he used some kind of secret medicine with great side effects, in exchange for consuming his own vitality in exchange for an excellent state.

"Huck, old man, can you stop and take a breath first. I don't understand, why are you so nervous? My intuition tells me that there are no enemy pursuers behind." Max couldn't help but persuade Huck Stop and rest.

The stout Huck turned his head and asked, "Are you sure there are no pursuers behind?"

"no!"

"Okay." Huck let out a long sigh, dropping the improvised sled.His eyebrows, eyelashes, and beard were covered in snow and ice crystals, and his original appearance was no longer visible.

Max was startled, sat on the sled and asked, "How long have you dragged us for a run?"

Huck sat down on the snow, wiped his face, and said a little tiredly: "It should be five days... I took a break in the middle, and you weren't awake at that time."

Finding that Huck's breath was still calm, Max felt a little relieved, and asked again: "You were on the road before you died, and I talked to you, but you ignored me. Now, can you tell me what happened?"

Huck grabbed a handful of ice and snow from the ground, stuffed it into his mouth, and said after a while, "I thought I was dead, and Vertok saved me. He made me eat an egg."

"Egg? What egg?" Max had a bad feeling in his heart.

Huck said truthfully: "It should be the main egg laid by the shadow lurker... I haven't seen it before, anyway, it's very big."

The dark hunter's mind was instantly confused, and he looked straight at Huck as if he were looking at a monster.

He heard that the main egg of the Shadow Lurker is invaluable, and the Dragon King Palace can use it to cultivate fifth-order dragon war beasts, which can greatly improve the strength of fifth-level animal trainers.

This guy actually ate the egg of the Shadow Lurker?

Max swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked in a mysterious way, "Is that stuff... delicious?"

Huck took out a piece of dry bread from his satchel, and said as he ate, "It's delicious without dry food."

Max came back to his senses and asked nervously, "Is the mother dead?"

"Huh?" Huck glanced at Max suspiciously, and immediately understood that the other party was referring to the shadow lurker, and shook his head: "I don't know, anyway, there are all the corpses of shadow beasts around, as well as those of the bald butcher. Corpses. They were all killed by Vertoc... As for the shadow lurker, I didn't see it."

"That is to say, the Shadow Lurker escaped?!" Max jumped up from the sled immediately, his emotions triggered a cold-hearted curse, and he was dazed for two seconds.

Huck, who was sitting cross-legged on the snow, propped up with one hand, his body seemed weightless, he slid in front of Max, stretched out his hand to support the swaying undercover hunter, and asked in a panic, "Hey, old man, who are you? what's the situation?"

"I can't die. How come you have changed so much? You weren't so flexible before, it's more flexible than me." Max asked in surprise.

Huck shook his head and said, "I don't know. Mr. Vertoc saved me, he let me eat the egg of the Shadow Lurker, and I felt that my abilities were getting stronger and stronger in all aspects. I think this It's all because of Vertok. By the way, what's wrong with you now?"

"Me? Don't worry about my business." Max looked back nervously, fearing that there were shadow lurkers hidden in the snowy forest behind him, he quickly said: "If you eat the eggs of shadow lurkers, the monster will definitely chase after you. "Why don't you run for your life?"

Huck nodded and shook his head again: "I'm also worried that the Shadow Lurkers will come after me. I've been running with you for five days. I really need a break. You help me take care of Vertok, and let me sleep first. Yes. If anything happens, wake me up immediately."

With that said, Huck lay down beside the sled and fell asleep soon after.His breathing rhythm was long and steady, showing a well-proportioned cycle, not emitting a tired snoring sound, and entering a state of deep sleep.

The undercover hunter Max is a well-informed senior adventurer. He saw Huck's ability to sleep when he says he sleeps, and he made sure that the other party has mastered the "heart of the mirror".

The Heart of the Mirror is a superb martial arts realm, capable of meticulously controlling one's own strength, fully exploiting all aspects of its advantages, symbolizing the qualitative change of rebirth.Huck inexplicably mastered the "Heart of Mirror", even if he is still a third-level shield guard, the general fifth-level Venerable is not his opponent.This disparity is like a person with healthy limbs dealing with a disabled person with a broken hand and a broken foot, that is, hanging and beating at will.

However, with Huck's current strength, there is still no chance of winning against a shadow lurker.The size, strength, and speed of each other are too different, and even the chance of escape is pitiful.

Huck ran for five days in a row, and the Shadow Lurker didn't chase after him. It might have been an accident.Max is still very worried. He is a cripple now, and even if he senses the approaching danger in advance, he is powerless.

When Huck slept, Max watched nervously the whole time, raising the fourth-level Undercover Hunter's perception to the limit and becoming sensible.

The snow stopped two days ago, marking the end of winter and the arrival of spring.The forest is still covered in silver, and against the snow-white background, any movement is particularly conspicuous.Max heard a slight "click" in his ears, and he immediately ignited a drop of mystic blood, gaining an extraordinary keen perception, and discerning that it was the sound of a humanoid stepping on the snow.In his mind, a bow warrior was approaching with the help of a tree trunk, more than 140 meters away from their position.

When encountering unfamiliar people of the same kind in the wild, you must also maintain a high degree of vigilance, not to mention that the other party is also a professional with lethal force.

Max quietly kicked Huck.The shield guard seemed to be sleeping soundly, not even breathing.Max felt a twitch in Huck's leg when he kicked it, and he knew that Huck was awake, just pretending.

He is also an agile professional, a hidden hunter, who is good at back stabbing opponents with short knives.If a fourth-level dark hunter is exposed to the enemy's field of vision in advance, it is often his own fault.The bow warriors will be equipped with bows, shields and short swords, indicating that they are proficient in both long-range and melee attacks.

The unknown bow warrior has seen Max sitting on the sleigh, and the two half-elves lying there.He quietly observed for a while, shifted positions several times, and finally threw a feather arrow in Max's direction with his war bow.

Huck, who was lying on the snow, suddenly moved. His body seemed to be spring-loaded, and he bounced up in a lying position. He held the flying arrow in the air, flipped the sled over and overturned Vertok and Max. Buckle under a wooden shelf as a form of protection against ranged attacks.

His movements were complete and unimaginable, showing superb agility and formidable strength. The muscles in his legs pulled hard, like an arrow from a string, and slammed into the bow fighters 70 meters away.

The professional bow fighter was stunned by Huck's aggressive appearance, his body reacted instinctively, his footsteps bounced, he quickly retreated, and Huck, who was rushing backward with his bow, shot continuously.

The three-edged feather arrow with the sharp sound produced by the friction of the air flew precisely to the vital parts such as Huck's heart, eyes, and throat.

The bow warrior was horrified to find that Huck just lowered his head and used his strong forehead to catch the arrow that hit his eyes, and didn't dodge at all. He let the sharp feather arrow hit his body, but he was unscathed.

Shield guards have the strongest defense and the highest basic strength among professionals. After igniting the secret blood, they acquire the abilities of rock skin, resistance, and vigilance.But their use of these blood secret abilities has a side effect, reducing movement speed and agility.

The most hated enemies of bow warriors are shield guards, and bows and arrows with fixed power are almost ineffective against them.The arch fighter's favorite opponent is also the shield guard. They can use the maneuvering speed to play the slow-moving shield guard to wow, and when the secret blood effect ends, they can only let the bow fighter slaughter.

However, the third-level shield guard Huck can run faster than the fourth-level bow warrior. What about his solid defense and flexible movements?
The half-elf bow warrior came back to his senses and made the most correct choice.He threw away his bow and arrow, raised his hands, and shouted in panic, "Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! Captain Huck, don't kill me!"

Huck had rushed in front of him, clamped his neck, cut his hands backwards, pressed him on the snow, and said, "Misunderstanding? Misunderstanding, are you still shooting arrows at me? Are you looking for death?"

The half-elf bow warrior endured the severe pain in his shoulders, and quickly explained: "Huck, you just rushed too fast, I didn't see it clearly. I saw Max before, and I don't know what happened to you, I can only dare to Remind him of my position with a projectile. I swear I missed him!"

Huck snorted, let go of the bow warrior, and said, "Fortunately you used projectile, otherwise you would be dead."

The bow warrior moved his shoulders and said with a smile: "It's all a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding... Captain Huck, you are hiding deep enough. I don't even know, you are a strong mirror heart. By the way, do you know me? "

Huck put on the usual arrogant attitude of a guard captain, raised his nostrils and said, "Do you think I look like a fool? Aren't you the fourth-level archer Lisen of the Iron Cross?"

Lison smiled bitterly: "I'm a fool, I didn't recognize you." Before Huck asked, he took the initiative to explain: "Our Iron Cross regiment camped in front to rest, and Captain Rhode arranged for me to patrol the surrounding area. I noticed the movement here and ran over to take a look, but I didn't expect to meet you and Max."

He glanced at Max and Vertok, who were still hiding under the wooden frame, and said, "You seem to be in trouble... Or go to our camp. There are more people and we can take care of each other."

"wait."

Huck picked up Leeson's bow, turned back to Max and Vertoc, turned the sled over, and told Max the situation again.

After listening to the secret hunter, he whispered: "There are many of them... Lisen just shouted to inform others. You drag us away, and you can't get rid of the iron cross. Let's follow, but don't show your cowardice. "

Huck nodded. "Well, that's what I thought too."

It didn't take long for Huck to bring Max and Vertoc to the temporary camp of the Iron Cross Adventure Group, and met Rhodes, a slave trader active in Braun Town, and six adventurers.

Rhode heard his subordinates say that Huck is a strong mind, and he was very enthusiastic.After a brief exchange between the two parties, he looked at Vertok who had changed his face and was still asleep, and asked with a smile, "This is Mr. Vertok, right? Has he changed his face?"

Huck said coldly: "You're mistaken, this is the adventurer Victor."

Dr. Cole's disguise technique is very good. If it were another occasion, Rhodes might not be able to recognize that this is the beautiful Vertoc, but in this case, he would not recognize the wrong person.

With a gentle smile on Rhode's face, he nodded and said, "I made a mistake... Victor, did he have a head injury, or did he have an old injury?"

Huck understands that his strength is not what it used to be, and for the remaining professionals of the Iron Cross, he has the confidence to kill the opponent alone.But lacks the ability to protect Max and Vertoc.

Although the two sides know each other, but without Braun Town, the friendship is not worth mentioning.Fortunately, the mutual restraint of each other's force has the basis of cooperation.Huck had to be tough enough, he said nonchalantly: "Victor is my comrade, and I'll find a way to cure him."

At this time, Vertok opened his eyes, sat up slowly under the surprised eyes of everyone, and said blankly, "I'm hungry."

His eyes were emerald green, full of vitality, not the amber color they used to be.

The voice was Vertoc, yes, why did his eyes change color... Captain Rhode thought to himself.

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(End of this chapter)